The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism (2 Vol Set)

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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism ...

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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism James G. Lochtefeld, Ph.D. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. New York ...

To teachers whose gift of learning I can never fully repay. To students whose learning has taught me, and whose friendship has e ...

v Volume One Introduction vi How to Use This Book xiii Contents by Subject xiv Entries A–M 1– Volume Two Entries N–Z 451– Note o ...

As you drive through the cornfields of northern Illinois, just north of the town of Aurora, you may see a massive brick building ...

vii In many cases, the membership of Hindu temples in America cuts across the tradi- tional barriers that divide Indian society— ...

Basic Beliefs Hinduism is first and foremost a way of life. This means that Hinduism has tended to be orthoprax (stressing corre ...

the cause, with the future reward or punishment as the effect. Some of these con- sequences occur in this life, while others occ ...

thousand years. The later strata of the Vedas were composed as the Aryans moved through the Punjab into the Ganges basin. These ...

In later times, both the puranas and the tantras have been the subject of extensive commentaries. In addition, this period saw t ...

caste system, child marriage, and the ban on widow remarriage. The Arya Samaj was formed to regenerate and revitalize Hinduism, ...

xiii In many cases, determining dates for the lives of Indian figures is problematic because there are not good records for many ...

xiv Art, Architecture, and Iconography ...

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Abhaya Hasta Adhishthana Akshamala Alidhasana Amalaka Aniconic Image Anjali Hasta Ankusha Antahpura Antarala Architecture Ardha ...